Beragh
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  Beragh Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Population | 520 (2001 Census) |
| • Belfast | 49 mi (79 km) |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OMAGH |
| Postcode district | BT79 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Beragh (fromIrish:Bearach, meaning "place of points/hills/standing stones"[1]) is a village andtownland inCounty Tyrone,Northern Ireland. It is about 8 miles (13 kilometres) southeast ofOmagh and is in theFermanagh and Omagh District Council area. The2001 Census recorded a population of 520.
One of the first known references to the village was on a 1690Plantation map ofIreland. In the 1820s this village, the property ofEarl Belmore, was described as having "one long wide street of very mean houses whose tenants for the most part appear to be poor". The inhabitants mostly worked in trade and agriculture. In 1841 the population was 617, the village having 103 houses. The village had a market patent granted under the name "Lowrystown".
ThePortadown, Dungannon and Omagh Junction Railway openedBeragh railway station on 2 September 1861. TheUlster Transport Authority closed the station and the PD&O line on 15 February 1965.[2]
The population of the village decreased during the 19th century:[3][4]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Population | 219 | 155 | 170 | 119 | 121 | 109 |
| Houses | 44 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 31 |
Beragh is classified as a small village or hamlet by theNI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 500 and 1,000 people).On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 520 people living in Beragh. Of these:
For more details see:NI Neighbourhood Information Service
The townland is situated in the historicbarony ofOmagh East and thecivil parish of Clogherny and covers an area of 481 acres.[6]
The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3][4]
| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Population | 216 | 112 | 128 | 60 | 55 | 65 |
| Houses | 40 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
The village of Beragh is in the townland of the same name and in 1891 had an area of 17 acres.
